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MINERS GANDLESTIGK'.

No. 289,702. Patented D'e0 .4, 1883.

WITNESSES: INVENTQRi 4fimw ZJM'W g ATTORNEYS.

' 'Nirrnn STATES;

PATENT OFFICE.

CYRILLE PATENEAUDE, OF HELENA, MONTANA TERRITORY.

-M|NERS CANDLESTICK. e

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 289,702, dated December 4, 1883.

" Application filed May to, 1883. (N0 morleh) To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, OYRILLE PATENEAUDE, of Helena city, in the county of Lewis and Clarke, Montana, have invented a new and Improved Miners Candlestick, of which the following is a tion.

This invention pertains to a miner s candlestick adapted to be conveniently carried in the pocket, to be attached to perpendicular surfaces, hung upon ledges, or placed upon fiat or inclined surfaces, while the candle may always be held upright. The invention consists of the special c011- struction and of the arrangement and combination of the parts of the candlestick, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying full, clear, and exact descripdrawings, forming part of this specification, in WhlGh similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my new and improved miners candlestick. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the candlestick, showing the same as it appears when placed upon an inclined support or surface; and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the candlestick, with the hinged hook and point turned out of the handle-frame.

A represents the handle-frame of the can-- dlestick, which frame is a spring composed of the two members a a;

To the circular head a of the member a of the frame A is secured the pin or stud b, which passes loosely through a hole made in the head a of the member (6, and the head a has formed in its inner face the V-shaped groove 6, as shown in Fig. 1.

Upon the pin or stud b, between the heads a a, are placed the hook B and the point C, which are adapted to be turned upon I) for folding the candlestick, as shown in Fig. 1, or turned out of the frame A and held by its spring action, so as to stand in the same plane or at any desired angle with the frame A, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Formed upon or secured to the rear end of the point 0 is the sleeve or socket D, for holding the candle. This sleeve is by preference made as a spring, thus adapting it to hold candles of different sizes, and upon one side of the point 0, or opposite sides of the pin 12, and facing the V-shaped groove 6, are formed the V-shapedprojections e, which are adapted to fit in the said V-shaped groove 6 Whenthe candlestick is folded, and also when the point 0 is turned out parallel with the frame A, as will be understood from Figs. 1 and 3, serving to hold the point with sufficient firmness in such positions. The projections 6 also act, when G is turned to any position not in the same plane with the spring-frame A, to spread the members a a of the'frame A, thus causing the frame to grasp the point C and hook B with increased force for maintaining them at any angle desired.

In using the candlestick, ed to be turned out of the handle-frame A to the position shown in Fig. 3, so that it maybe thrust into perpendicular surfaces in the mine for holding the candlestick with the candle'in socket D in vertical or upright position. The hook B is adapted for suspending the candlestick from ledges of rock or other projections in the mine. For supporting the candlestick upon a level or practically level surface, the hook B and point C will be turned to stand in the same plane with the handle-frame A, which will form the base of the candlestick. For supporting the candlestick upon an inclined surface, the hook B willbe turned downward to bring the handle-frame A to a horizontal position and the candle held in the socket D to a vertical position, as will be understood the point C is adaptfrom Fig. 2. Various other arrangements of the hook B, point C, and handle A may be made, so that the candlestick may be arranged to suit almost any position Where a miner may want to place the light, thus rendering the candlestick very practical and convenient in use, and when not in use it may be folded up, so that it will occupy small space, and may be conveniently be always at handwhen needed.

carried in the pocket, so as to The point C, besides being adapted forholding the candlestick, awl and for Various other purpo pointed instrument is required.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 5 as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In a miners candlestick, the combination, with. the spring-frame A, of the sleeve turn upon the pin b or socket D, adapted to between the ends of the spring- 10 stantially as set forth.

may be used for a scratch- 2. The combination,

ses Where a A, of the hinged point C, for

with the sleeve or socket D, and for the purposes set forth.

\Vitnesses:

THOMAS J. LowizY,

frame, sub- JOHN W. MOLEOD.

with the spring-frame med or provided substantially as CYRILLE PATENEAUDE. 

